Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Drugs Flashcards
Factor IIa Inhibitors
Unfractionated Heparin*
Dabigatran
Fondaparinux
Heparin Site of Action
Combines with antithrombin III (ATIII) to inactivate active clotting factors (IIa, IXa, Xa, XIa, XIIa)
LMWHs/ Fondaparinux Site of Action
Combine with antithrombin III (ATIII) to inactivate Xa
Hirudin, Dabigatran Site of Action
Directly inactivate IIa (thrombin)
Rivaroxaban Site of Action
Directly inactivates Xa
Venous Thrombi Composition
Composed mainly of fibrin and trapped red blood cells with relatively few platelets
Atrial Thrombi Composition
Composed mainly of platelet aggregates held together by small amounts of fibrin
Anticoagulant Agent Uses
Drugs of choice for prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism and for prevention of cardioembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation. Anticoagulants are also effective for arterial thrombosis and their effects can be additive with antiplatelet agents
Antiplatelet Agent Uses
Drugs of choice primarily for prevention and treatment of arterial thrombosis (primary and secondary prevention and treatment of acute coronary syndrome).
Primary Prevention of ACS
W/ Risk Factors: Use Aspririn
W/O Risk Factors: Apsirin for Men >45 and women above >65
Secondary Prevention
Recent MI → Aspirin (clopidogrel if aspirin intolerant)
Ischemic Stroke → Aspirin + clopidogrel
UA/NSTEMI Treatment
Asprin
± clopidogrel
± UFH, LMWH or fondaparinux
± GPIIb/IIIa inhibitor
Acute MI (STEMI) Treatment
Aspirin + clopidogrel
+ UFH, LMWH or fondaparinux
+ GPIIb/IIIa inhibitor
PCI Treatment
Aspirin + clopidogrel
+ UFH, LMWH or fondaparinux
+ GPIIb/IIIa inhibitor
AFib Treatment
Warfarin or dabigatran or rivaroxaban or apixaban
(aspirin can be used for patients at low risk)
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Treatment
LMWH or UFH or
fondaparinux + warfarin
VTE Prevention
1) Hospitalized/Gen Surgery - Low-dose UFH or LMWH or fondaparinux
2) Ortho Surgery - Fondaparinux or rivaroxaban or dabigatran or LMWH or warfarin
PAD Treatment
Aspirin (clopidogrel if aspirin intolerant)
aPTT is used to monitor?
Heparin therapy (not significantly affected by LMWHs)
Heparin Mechanism
Binds to Antithrombin III (AT III) and increases its activity 1000 fold. Inhibits factors 2, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13.